Al-Mahalli Explained

Religion:	Islam
Jalal ad-Din al-Mahalli
Birth Date:	23 September 1389 CE / 791 AH
Birth Place:	Cairo
Death Date:	5 July 1460 CE / 864 AH
Death Place:	Cairo
Denomination:	Sunni
Maddhab:	Shafi'i
Creed:	Ash'ari
Region:	Egypt
Main Interests:	Fiqh, Tafsir, Sharia, Aqidah
Works:	Tafsir al-Jalalayn, Sharh al-Minhaj
Influences:	Siraj al-Din al-Mulaqqin Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini Sharaf al-Din al-Munawi Ibn Arabi Imam Al Haramayn
Influenced:	Al-Suyuti Zakariyya al-Ansari
Module:	Embed: yes Ism: Muhammad Nasab: ibn Shihab al-Din Kunya: Abu Abd Allah Laqab: Jalāl al-Dīn Nisba: al-Mahalli, al-Shāfi‘ī

Abū ‘Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Shihāb ad-Dīn Jalāl ad-Dīn al-Maḥallī (Arabic: جلال الدين أبو عبد الله محمد بن شهاب الدين أحمد بن كمال الدين محمد بن إبراهيم بن أحمد بن هاشم العباسي الأنصاري المحلّي ; 1389–1460 CE); aka Jalaluddin was an Egyptian renowned mufassir and a leading specialist in the principles of the law in Shafi'i jurisprudence.^[1] He authored numerous and lengthy works on various branches of Islamic Studies, among which the most important two are Tafsir al-Jalalayn^[2] and Kanz al-Raghibin, an explanation of Al-Nawawi's Minhaj al-Talibin, a classical manual on Islamic Law according to Shafi'i fiqh.^[3]

His Tafsir Tafsir al-Jalalayn is considered one of the most famous and popular interpretations of the Qur'an. The mission of preparing the Tafsir was initiated by Jalal ad-Din al-Maḥalli in 1459 and completed after his death by his pupil Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti in 1505, thus its name, which means "Tafsir of the two Jalals". It is recognised as one of the most popular exegeses of the Qur'an today,^[4]

Notes and References

1. THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE ELITE LIVES OF THE SCHOLARS, IMAMS & HADITH MASTERS Biographies of The Imams & Scholars page 281
2. Encyclopedia: Oliver Leaman . Al-Suyuti . The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia . 2006 . Taylor & Francis . 978-0-415-32639-1 . 618–920.
3. [Ludwig W. Adamec]
4. Book: The Qurʼān in the Malay-Indonesian world : context and interpretation. Daneshgar, Majid,, Riddell, Peter G.,, Rippin, Andrew, 1950-2016. 9781317294757. Abingdon, Oxon. 951623927. 2016-06-10.
5. Book: Al-Mahalli and Al-Suyuti. Tafsir al-Jalalayn. Fons Vitae. 2008. 9781891785160. Translated by Dr. Feras Hamza. Louisville.
6. Book: Al-Mahalli and Al-Suyuti. Tafsir al-Jalalayn. Dar al Taqwa. 2007. 978-1870582612. Translated by Aisha Bewley. London.
7. http://main.altafsir.com/Al-Jalalayn.asp ''Tafsir al-Jalalayn'', Altafsir.com, accessed 16 March 2014 due to its simple style and its conciseness, as it is only one volume in length. The work has been translated into many languages including English, French, Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Malay/Indonesian,^[4] Turkish, and Japanese. There are two English translations.^{[5] [6]}

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